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Netherlands company formation assists our clients to legitimately conduct business in the Netherlands and internationally. The following information will help you determine whether Netherlands company formation is the optimum corporate structure to fulfill your international business objectives: |
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| Advantages of Netherlands company formation | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Netherlands is a member of the European Union (EU) and is a reputable international trading jurisdiction.
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100% foreign ownership is permitted with Netherlands company formation. A minimum of one shareholder and director is required. Corporate shareholders are permitted. A resident director is not required with Netherlands company formation. |
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A Netherlands company accesses one of the world’s most extensive double tax treaty networks, allowing a company to minimise withholding tax on incoming dividends. |
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In its 2011 World Competitiveness Yearbook, the Switzerland-based IMD positively ranks the Netherlands as the world’s 14th most competitive economy. The ranking takes into account factors including economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure. |
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Amsterdam ranks 18th in the Monocle Quality of Life Index. The index bases its ranking on factors like quality of housing, urban scale as well as amount of crime and the quality of education and healthcare. |
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The Netherlands has been ranked 7th by the World Economic Forum in their Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012. |
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The minimum corporate tax rate is 20% on the first Euro €41,000 (US$56,000) of profit. Profits exceeding Euro €41,000 are taxed at 26.9%. A Netherlands-resident company pays corporation tax on worldwide profit. Following Netherlands company formation, annual audited financial statements and an annual tax return must be submitted to the Dutch government. |
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Netherlands company formation is expensive because of high government registration fees and a minimum paid-up capital requirement of Euro €18,000 (US$24,700). |
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Following the Netherlands company formation, directors and shareholders details are available for public viewing at the Netherlands Trade Register. |
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According to the World Bank's Doing Business 2011 Survey, the Netherlands poorly ranks as the world's 30th easiest place to do business in. The survey measures factors including business start up procedures, time, cost and minimum capital required to start a business. |
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Forbes Tax Misery Index 2009 rated the Netherlands as havingthe 5th highest tax misery in the world.The index takes into account corporate income, employer social security, personal income, employee social security, wealth tax and VAT/sales. Forbes suggests the index can be used as a proxy to evaluate whether a country's policy attracts or repels capital and talent. |
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For more information on Netherlands company formation, contact email@healyconsultants.com or telephone us at (+65) 6735 0120. |
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